Sep 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
Family legacy booms in Avon for decades Ada Mensch opened a small flower shop in Avon in 1957. Her family continues to operate both a retail and wholesale location 65 years later. Carol and Vern Tolsma, Ada’s granddaughter and her husband, run the Mensch Greenhouse...
Sep 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
Colt’s Nuts & Bolts – not your average small-town hardware store Looking for a new refrigerator? A new oven? Have you considered shopping at Philip Hardware – Colt’s Nuts & Bolts? That’s right, in Philip you can not only buy nearly any appliance you need...
Sep 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
From books to technology, library connects the community For the past decade, Brittany Moeller has worked to ensure that the community of Dell Rapids has a library that’s as high tech as any large city library and a place all feel welcome. She does it with the help of...
Sep 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
After decades away, Armour native returns to brew beer and happiness Randy Wiese left Lincoln, Nebraska, to open a brewery in his hometown of Armour, a town of just 700 people. “That was one of our questions, ‘Is it big enough to support a brewery?” he said. The...
Sep 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
World-class connectivity makes rural living possible for couple For Trent and Shannon Kubik, service from Golden West allows them to work and live in the rural communities they love but be firmly connected to the rest of the world. Trent and his brother, Troy...
Sep 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
Pine Ridge businesses serve auto and contracting needs in community Calvin Ghost Bear didn’t exactly plan to open his second business in Pine Ridge – G Force Tire & Auto Service. “The story behind that is we just stumbled into the business,” he says. It was 2013...